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BOTTLE CORK ATTAGHMENT.

No. 328,672. Patented Oct. 20, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' JOHN W. HAYWARD, OF ST. JOHNS, NEWFOUNDLAND.

BOTTLE-CORK ATTACH M ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,672, dated October20, 1885.

Application filed May 7, 1885. Serial N 0. 164,639. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. HAYWARD, of St. Johns, Newfoundland, haveinvented a new and Improved Bottle-Cork Attachment, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved attachmentfor bottle-corks, whereby the same can very readily be removed withoutusing a corkscrew or destroying or mutilating the cork, and whichattachment serves also as a seal and to tie the cork in the bottle.

The invention consists in the combination, with a cork having slits onits sides, of a cord or band in the said slits and passed over the innerend of the cork.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figures 1, 2, and 3 show modifications of bottle-corks provided with myimproved attachment. Fig. 4 shows the manner of tying the cork on thebottle-head by means of the attachment. Fig. 5 shows aperspective of theupper end of a bottle and cork, showing the manner of fastening the corkon wire loops. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 7 is a side Viewof a bottle-neck having a cap. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of theprotecting-cap.

The cork A is provided with slits B opposite each other in the sides andextending from end to end. A band, 0, is passed into the said slits,passes over the lower end of the cork, and forms a loop, D, on the upperend of the cork, by means'of which loop the cork can be withdrawn fromthe bottle-neck very easily and rapidly.

In place of the band C, a cord, E, may be used. In this casea button, F,of horn, bone, or other suitable material, is placed against the bottomof the cork, to prevent the cord cutting into the cork.

The ends of the cord can be tied together and a seal or tag, G, securedto one end of the cord, as shown in Fig. 2.

To tie the cork on the bottle, the cords E are passed around the neck Hof the bottle below the head J, and are then tied above the cork, asshown in Fig. 4.

For bottles containing liquids under considerable pressure the cords Eare held by wire loops K, projecting upward from a wire, L, surroundingthe neck directly below the head J, the cords being passed through theloops K, as shown in Fig. 5, and then tied, as shown in Fig. 6. A cap,M, of tin-foil is drawn over the head and neck of the bottle,and holdsthe end of the cord E and the tag G against the bottle.

By pulling upward the tag G the cord E rips the cap J. To prevent thecords leaving the slits B, an S-shaped wire, T, is placed upon the topof the cork, the end hooks surrounding the cord, as shown; or a roundwad or cap, W, of rubber or other flexible material, provided with aslit, W, is used, through which slit the cords can be passed, wherebythey may be held together and are not out.

To extract the cork it is only necessary to pull on the loop D or cordsE, and no corkscrew or other implement is required.

The cork can be used repeatedly, as it is not mutilated by beingwithdrawn.

The cork can be secured and tied in the bot tle-head very securely andrapidly.

The cork is compressed while being drawn, and not expanded, as it is bythe corkscrew, and thus the friction is reduced and binding of the corkprevented to a great extent.

In place of the cords E,wires or chains may be used.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a cork having slits in its sides, of a cord,band, or wire passed through the slits, and of a slitted plate or wireon the top of the cork for holding the cords, substantially as hereinshown and described.

2. The combination, with a bottle, of the wire L and loops K, the corkA, and the cord E on the same, substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

JOHN W. HAYWARD.

Witnesses:

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